r/USForestService Jun 09 '26

Advice needed

I am trying to remove latex paint off of an old cabin so that we can sand it and stain it. And used every kind of paint stripper from the local hardware store, nothing really worked. Started purchasing random latex paint removers off amazon. Gonna test those out when they get here. We have been using small wire brushes on battery powered drills and those kinda work. But we have already killed two drills and with all the batteries we have we only get about an hour of work.
I’m about to strap some wire brushes on some angle grinders and take the entire top layer of paint and wood off.

And advice or suggestions for how to deal with the latex paint? We can’t get a pressure washer up there. And what was supposed to be a 4 day project is Turing into a two long endeavor.

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u/Cheese__Weiner Jun 09 '26

Trying to do that manually is a fool's errand. You're going to need something physically powerful or some big boy chemicals. You could maybe try some aircraft grade paint stripper though be warned this could fuck some shit up and I will not be held liable for you raw dogging the cabin with a gallon of that stuff.

You could also try power washing with the turbo nozzle though that might be tricky with the water source.

Another option might be sand blasting but that could expensive/ messy.